Safety



Aug. 28, 1923. 1,466.513

A. RlBARIc SAFETY APPLIANCE FOR BANK TELLERS Filed March 16, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l FIG. l.

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Filed March 16, 1922 2 SheetsjSheet 2 FIG.3.

grweuloz Gttomaa Patented Aug. 28, 1923.v

-UNITED STATES ANTHONY RIBARIC, or sfr.

MICHAEL, PENNSYLVANIA.

SAFETY APPLIANCE FOR BANK TELLERS. i

Application filed March 16, 1922.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, ANTHONY BIBARIC, a citizen of Yugoslavia, residing at St. Michael, in the county of Cambria and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety Applianoes for Bank Tellers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates 'to certain new and useful improvements in safety appliances for bank tellers and has particular reference to the idea of providing a device associated with the front wall of ateller cage that may be operated bythe foot of a teller for gripping the legs of a person positioned outwardly of the front wall of the cage to prevent bank robberies and thefts of money.

The primary object of the invention resides in the provision of a theft preventing attachment for the front wall of a cage of a bank teller that is operable by t-he foot of a teller for gripping and retaining the person positioned outwardly of the 'front wall of the cage to prevent bank thefts, visual and audible signals being simultaneously operated to give an alarm to other employees of the bank.

`With the above general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the present invention consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described in connection with the accompanying drawings and in f which like characters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the views.

In the drawings:

Fig.- 1 is a vertical sectional view of the room of a bank showing the front wall of the teller cage in elevation and with the gripping arms of the safety appliance shown retracted,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal horizont-al sectional view taken on the line ill-IT of Fig. 1 showing adjacent teller cages, one cage showing the window and counter while the other cage shows the foot operating` device for operating the gripping arms, the path of movement of the gripping arms' being indicated by the arcuate arrow line,

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line III-III of Fig. Il of a portion oft' the device showing the safety appliance with the gripping arms illustrated by dotted lines in their operative or gripping positions,

serial No. 544,307.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary front elevational view of a portion of the front wall of the cage showing the slotted opening adjacent the lower end thereof for receiving the gripping arms of the safety appliance, the covering for the opening being removed,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary rear elevational view of a portion of the safety appliance showing the springs for operating the gripping arms and the sliding bolts for holding the arms in their inoperative retracted position, v

Fig. 6 is a detailed sectional view taken on line VIVI of Fig. 5 showing the tension lever for operating the sliding bolts to release the gripping arms and the paper or other covering for the openingin the front wall of the cage through which the gripping arms extend, and

Fig. 7 is a detailed sectional view taken on the line VII-VII of Fig. 6 showing the spring member for operating the gripping arms.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawings, and particularly to Figs. 1 and 2 there is illustrated a room of a'bank designated by the numeral 1 having a floor line 2 while the teller cages positioned in the room embody a front wall 3 of solid construction of substantially waist height, with the usual gratings a mounted upon-the upper edge-of the wall, while partitions 5 associated with the front wall 3 provide for separate cages 6. Each cage 6 has a. window frame 7 provided in the front grating 4 that encloses a metallic plate 8 having an eye opening 9 adjacent the center thereof and being cut away at 10 adjacent the outwardly positioned counter 11. The front wall 3 of each cage 6 is provided with a longitudinally extending cut away Vportion 12 adjacent the floor 2 for housing the gripping arms of the safety appliance now to be described.

The safety appliance embodies an inverted U-shaped frame 13 secured to the floor 2 as shown in Fig. 7 and is positioned slightly inwardly of the cut away portion 12 of the front wall 3, a post 14 extending from the Hoor to the upper end of the U-shaped frame as illustrated. A pair of gripping arms 15 and 16 are rotatably supported upon the post 14, the arm 15 carrying an angular-ly bent portion 17 adjacent the post- 14 and being provided with aI bearing 18 for mounting on said post, an extension trip lever 19 .being `carried by the bearing end mounted upon the post 14k and an angularly` bent trip lever 2l extending 'inwardly :trom said bearing, the trip levers 19 and 2l extending in the same direction inwardly ot the wall 3 and being normally spaced whef the gripping arms l5 and 1.6 are in their set retracted positions as shown in Figs. 5 and T. Spring devices are kassociated with the gripping varms l5` and le to move the same outwardly of the-avall opening l2, a "spring 22 being coiled around the posty ll adjacent the lower end thereof, one end ofthe spring being anchored to the lower end oit the post support while the other end 23 engagesithe inner `tace ot the l@gripping` arm 16. A. second coil spring 24k coiled about the post above the aforesaid springis anchored at its .lower end to the post su'pl'ior't while the u1- per end V'freely engages vthe inner 'tace othe gripping;- arm l5. if of retain the grippingarms l5 and lG in their inoperative set positions shown in Fin', l and in full lines in l1`ig. 8', atrip rod 2G vertically slidable in the `bracket-,2T carries ahead upon V the upper end thereof p-rovidedviith hooks 28 and Q9.'

for engagement with the grip arm eXtensions l) and 2l, respectively, at the outer sides thereof as shown in Fig'. 5 to retain the arms in their inoperative positions against the tension ot the twol springs Q2 and 2a. The operatingmechanism for Vthe trip rod 2G includes a lever 30 pivoted to a stand 3l adjacent the post l-l: with the outer end` thereof` extend ingrthrough a housing that containsv a coil spring 233 for normally holding the triplever 30 in its uppermost position.

An audible and visual alarm are. associated with the operating mechanism 'for the gripping arms, a pair ot contacts; 34C shown in` Fig. 6 being in circuit withtheelectric wire that communicates withV the battery 3G, the-bell B71 and lamp 38.

From the above detailed description of the device, it is believed that the construction and `o1' eration thereotwill at once be apparentr` it being' noted that when the gripping arms 'l5 and 11G are in theirretracted set positions, the outer side ot the cut away portion 12in the front `wall 3 is closed by a iaper orf other covering S9, hiding- -troni view the `grippingy arms ot the device. Should iti be desired te retain a personvin liront ot either of `the cages a teller within the canje merely steps upon the inner end et the trip Vlever lowering. the trip rod Q6 connectedv thereto as shown in Figi'. 6 andV disengaging` the hooi-1 ends 2S and 29 from engaoement withthe trip arms lf) and 2l ot' the L@gripping arms.. permittinnxthe springs??J and 24- to move' the oriiaino arms l5 and The' 16 outwardly ofthecut away portion l2 in the front wall '3 ot the cage, breaking throuo'h the 3a Jer coverino' 39 for ori 9 )inor C? C b b.

a person as indicated by` dotted lines in i ig.` 3. vSimultaneously with this movement, the contact points 34V carried by the trip lever 30 and the floor 2 are closed and the circuit wire connected with the battery 36 sounds the alarm Si? and illuminates the lamp 3S, indicating' to the other employees ol" the bank thats person is retained outwardly of. one oil the cages. To insure the gripping arms retaining a perison between the same, the opposed races ot said arms are provided with spurs @t0 which will preventtheir cape and effectively retain the person unt-il assist-ance is procured.' 'The opening` l2 in the Yfront wall being covered by a sheet of paper or other suitable material, themechanism ot the device is entirely hidden from view, and a person approaching` any of the cages tor the unauthorized procurement. of money or other papers, will be entirely norant oit the satetyv appliance, and will be eilrctively retained in lront oli the cage and against escape, until assistance arrives.

While there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment olf my invention, itis to be understood that minor changcsin the construction, combination and arrangement ot parts may be made without departing trom the spirit and scope of the'in- .'ention y lVhat l. `claim is:

it safety appliance :for banks comprising in combination with the :lront wall` ot' aicag'e wherein said rontwall has a longitudinally extending` cut away portion ,termed Vadjacent the lower end' thereof, a pair ot gripping, arms pivotally mounted v'zithin said cage rearwardly of said out away portion andy adapted to be projected theretlnoueh'V for movement toward each other, said mounting` including a perpendicular stationary post, the gripping' aria.; being pivotally mounted upon said post, springP devices associated with said post and arms for movinn' the same outwardly oit said cutaway portion, means vtor r-s-itaining the gripping` arms in a retracted set position,v and manually operating' means for iid last named means adapted to release the grippinnarms to permit the same to move through said cut away port-ion, said. manually operating means including` a trip lever pivoted at its outer end. a trip rod pivoted at its lower end to said trip lever and at its upper end provided withhooks to retain 4the gripping' arms in an inoperative position, and a spring associa-ted with the inner end or the Vtrip lever to retain saidjtripi lever in an inoperative position. u In testimony whereof l a'liix my signature.

ANTHONY RBARC.

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